neurite
A neurite is any type of process or protusion extending out from the cell body of a neuron. Neurites may differentiate into either dendrites or axons, which help give neurons their distinctive shape, and are required in order to send/receive signals to/from other parts of the nervous system.
When pluripotent stem cells are induced to differentiate into neurons, the neurites are generally very long, often extending from one edge of a Petri dish to the other. Neurites can often be observed swaying in the culture medium under the microscope.
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